[Photo] Jeong Jin-cheol, Seoul City Council Member, Receives Excellence in Legislative Award Hosted by the National Council of Chairpersons of City and Provincial Councils

Active and Proactive Legislative Activities Preparing for the Post-Corona Era as a Model... Councilor Jeong Jin-cheol: "Always Communicating with a Humble Attitude to Improve the Quality of Life of Seoul Citizens and Devote Myself to the Development of Songpa"

Kim In-ho, Chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Council (left), and Jung Jin-chul, Council Member

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jeong Jin-cheol, Seoul City Councilor (Democratic Party of Korea, Songpa 6), received the ‘9th Excellent Legislative Award’ hosted by the National Association of Chairpersons of City and Provincial Councils on the 13th.

This award was given in recognition of his outstanding passion and achievements in policy implementation by utilizing his diverse legislative experience and knowledge as a city councilor, providing policy proposals for Seoul’s development, and leading proactive and preemptive legislative activities to prepare for the post-COVID-19 era, contributing to the advancement of Seoul’s administration and the improvement of citizens’ quality of life.

In particular, Councilor Jeong, as a member of the Transportation Committee overseeing and checking the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Urban Transportation Office, which manages all transportation modes including urban rail, city buses, village buses, and taxis, proposed numerous ordinances such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Automobile Safe Driving and Traffic Safety Promotion Ordinance. He also played a leading role as a member of the Special Budget and Accounts Committee and as the representative auditor for the 2019 fiscal year Seoul City and Education Office settlement inspection.

Additionally, he demonstrated outstanding legislative performance in regular and extraordinary sessions, as well as administrative audits, contributing to both monitoring Seoul’s administration and improving Seoul’s transportation system.

Alongside this, to expand the transportation network in his constituency areas of Songpa Geojeo, Macheon, Jangji, and Wirye, he finalized the ‘design-build lump-sum bidding method,’ a fast-track approach for the early commencement of the Wirye Line tram construction, promoted the early start of the Wirye Sinsa Line, improved various transportation convenience facilities, and continuously pursued projects such as the establishment of schools at all levels within the region and educational environment improvement projects.

At the award ceremony held in the Seoul City Council Chairman’s Reception Room on the day, Councilor Jeong stated, “I will always communicate with a humble attitude and do my best to improve the quality of life for Seoul citizens and the development of Songpa,” adding, “In particular, I will carefully ensure that everyone, including transportation-vulnerable groups, can safely and conveniently use Seoul’s public transportation.”

Jeong Jin-cheol, Seoul City Councilor (Democratic Party of Korea, Songpa 6), is a tax accountant and serves as a member of the Small and Medium Business Administration Support Group of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business. Since July 2018, he has served as a member of the Seoul City Council Transportation Committee, Special Budget and Accounts Committee, representative auditor for the 2019 fiscal year Seoul City and Education Office settlement inspection, Ethics Special Committee member, and a member of the special personnel hearing committee for the Seoul Facilities Corporation chairman candidate.

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